VIDEO: DEC Investigating Mountain Lion Sighting in Upstate New York Residential Neighborhood

A potential mountain lion sighting in the heart of Rochester has city residents on edge and authorities actively investigating after viral video footage appeared to show a large feline roaming city streets.

The Rochester Police Department issued, and later lifted, a shelter-in-place order overnight following multiple 911 calls reporting a wild animal in residential neighborhoods.

The alarm was triggered by a widely circulated video on social media that many believe depicts a mountain lion (also known as a cougar or puma) moving through a residential street…

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